RU167843U1 - Circus Manege - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to the design of the circus ring, which can be used both for traditional circus performances, and in show performances taking place against the backdrop of dancing fountains and when creating water compositions (water curtains, water extravaganzas, dancing jets). The circus ring contains a base in the form of a circle, a circular barrier, a circular pistu and a fountain or a system of fountains to create water effects in the arena area. The supporting base consists of a supporting frame and a supporting floor forming a platform for performances. A circular barrier is located around the perimeter of the support base with a rise above it. A circular pista is laid around the perimeter of the support base and on the inside of the circular barrier. The supporting frame is made in the form of a lattice or a spatial lattice or a cellular honeycomb structure. The flooring has through holes through which water is removed from its surface. 1 n.p. f-ly, 12 ill.

Description

Technical field

The utility model relates to circus equipment and relates to the construction of the circus arena, which can be used both for traditional circus performances, and in show performances held against the background of dancing fountains and when creating water compositions (water curtains, water extravaganzas, dancing jets) .

State of the art

A circus ring arena is known, comprising a carpeted support pad, a circular barrier located around the perimeter of the support pad and towering above it, and a mechanism for providing carpet replacement (see patent SU 1804337). The Manege is a stationary structure designed for traditional performances, including showing rooms with trained animals. The constructive performance of the arena narrows the possibilities of using additional spectacular effects associated with the creation of various water compositions. The design features of the arena associated with the replacement of the carpet will not allow to include in the circus performance rooms with trained animals that have a large mass.

Technical solutions are widely known that, to increase the entertainment of stage performances, provide for the creation of water compositions by installing a group of fountains or a local fountain. One such solution is shown in published application CN 102031881. Through-holes are provided in the supporting platform of the stage for water drainage during the presentation. Similar solutions are used in various kinds of attractions, for example, in the design of the labyrinth disclosed in the published application JPH 07289748. Fountains are installed in the corridors of the labyrinth, and openings for water drainage are made in the supporting platform on which the visitors of the attraction move.

It is known to use fountains to create water compositions in circus performances.

An example is the video information about the show Dancing Fountains in the Aquamarine circus (http://www.circ-a.ru/circus/), the peculiarity of which is that the fountains are outside the circus arena in such a way that water jets do not fall into the arena of the circus and, therefore, there is no need to solve the issue of water drainage from the surface of the arena.

At the same time, in the show-shows held on the background of fountains installed within the arena, the problem of water drainage from the arena surface is one of the main ones. A solution to this problem is shown in the video information about the show presentation, which can be found on the Internet (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2p0C4c7juA). The peculiarity of the circus arena here is that the fountains are located within the arena and the water jets are directed towards the central part of the arena. On the one hand, this creates the necessary spectacular effect, and on the other, the accumulation of water on the surface of the arena impedes the normal work of the participants in the performance. To ensure water drainage from the flooring surface during the operation of the fountains, the arena has a fine-meshed mesh structure, through the cells of which water effectively "leaves" the surface of the arena. However, it should be noted that the arena shown in the video does not have a circular barrier towering above the surface of the arena, which limits its operational capabilities, in particular, it does not allow showing numbers with a number of trained animals, for example, numbers with a group of elephants or when performing jigit (the most dynamic in a circus of the form of equestrianism).

Utility Model Disclosure

The objective of the utility model is to develop the design of the arena, which allows it to be used both for traditional circus performances and in show performances using water compositions, including those involving animals.

The technical result that can be achieved by implementing the inventive utility model is to expand the operational capabilities of the arena and to significantly expand the range of numbers performed, to increase the strength characteristics of the arena and safety when using and reducing the possibility of injury.

To achieve the technical result, it is proposed to design a circus ring containing a supporting base, consisting of a supporting frame (frame) and flooring (forming a platform for performances), a circular barrier located around the perimeter of the supporting base with an elevation above it, a piston located in a circle and adjacent to the barrier on its inside, and a fountain or system of fountains to create water effects in the arena area.

The supporting frame and flooring are configured to allow liquid to be drained from the surface of the flooring during the operation of the fountains, while the supporting frame has strength characteristics designed to enable participants in the circus to perform with the maximum possible total weight and to use props with the maximum possible total weight used in the operation of the arena.

The presence of a barrier towering above the arena, with an adjoining pistol, allows the arena to be used to demonstrate any numbers, especially rooms with trained animals.

Mainly, the supporting frame is made in the form of a lattice or spatial lattice.

Additionally, in the design of the proposed arena, the supporting frame is made of separate sections and has elements for fastening the sections into a single structure. In this case, the material of the supporting frame, as well as the number of sections and the overall and weight characteristics (parameters) of the individual sections are selected from the conditions for ensuring the necessary strength characteristics in accordance with paragraph 2 of the formula, as well as the possibility of convenient manipulation of the sections during installation and during transportation . Such an implementation, in addition to the technical result indicated above, gives the arena additional advantages consisting in the simplification of its maintenance and repair, installation and dismantling, and transportation.

The separation of the carrier frame into sections is organized mainly in such a way that the peripheral sections are bounded by an arcuate side, the projection of which onto the horizontal plane lies on the peripheral boundary circle of the support base of the arena, and by the rectilinear sides, and the remaining sections of the carrier frame are bounded by rectilinear sides.

Sections of the supporting frame are mounted on height-adjustable supports, which allows you to adjust the position of the arena in height depending on the conditions in which the arena is used, including depending on the characteristics of the site on which the arena is installed.

The flooring is made up of separate sections having through holes (channels) through which the liquid is drained from the flooring surface and, when collected in the flooring, forms a single presentation platform covering the entire surface of the supporting frame. Preferably, the flooring sections have a fine mesh structure.

List of drawings

The utility model is illustrated by drawings, where:

in FIG. 1 schematically shows the proposed arena, a top view;

in FIG. 2 - a fragment of the barrier with an adjacent pistol;

in FIG. 3 - a fragment of an additional barrier;

in FIG. 4 is a cross section of an additional barrier;

in FIG. 5 is a top view of an additional barrier;

in FIG. 6 - fragment pisti in a perspective view;

in FIG. 7 is a top view of a supporting frame, divided into sections;

in FIG. 8 is a plan view of a deck divided into sections;

in FIG. 9 is a top view of the supporting frame from one of the sections of the flooring covering it;

in FIG. 10 - one of the peripheral sections of the supporting frame in a perspective view;

Fig 11 is one of the peripheral sections of the flooring;

in FIG. 12 - height-adjustable support.

Utility Model Implementation

The proposed circus arena contains a support base 1, a circular barrier 2, a pistol 3 and a system of fountains to create water effects in the arena area.

The supporting base 1 consists of a supporting frame (frame) 4 and a covering 5 covering it, forming a platform for circus performances.

The circular barrier 2 is a fence with sliding entrances 7 located along the perimeter of the support base 1 with an elevation above it. The height of the barrier 2 is, as a rule, 50-60 centimeters and a width of 40-50 centimeters. The established height of the barrier is determined on the basis of calculating that a four-year-old horse of average height, standing on the barrier with front hooves, can freely move its hind legs in the arena, and the width should be such that the horse can walk through the barrier with a shallow trot.

Along the entire perimeter of the support base 1 and on the inside of the circular barrier 2 in its lower part (i.e., in a circle on the border between the base 1 and the barrier 2) there is a pista 3 (track-like racetrack at the arena barrier), which is directly adjacent to the barrier and bends upward in the shape of a saucer. Pista 3 is preferably made of rubber and has a width of 33 cm to 100 cm and a height of 15 cm to 40 cm. The pista does not give the horse, which always runs with an incline to the center of the arena, kick its feet on the walls of the barrier, violating the correct inclination and pace of running . The pista serves as a support for the running horse and allows it to maintain a certain inclination of the hull, necessary for the stability of the rider.

The carrier frame 4 and flooring 5 are configured to provide drainage of liquid from the surface of the flooring during the operation of the fountains.

Most preferably, both from a technological point of view and from the point of view of uniformity of water drainage from the arena surface, to carry the supporting frame 4 in the form of a lattice or spatial lattice or in the form of a cellular (honeycomb) structure. In both cases, cell sizes are taken into account that should not be too small so as not to delay the drainage of water from the surface of the arena, but should not be too large so as not to disturb the strength of the arena and to create the necessary contact surface for maintaining the flooring 5, especially with its sectional performance.

In the zone of the sliding entrances 7 of the circular barrier 2, there is a ramp 8 adjacent to the arena, along which the participants of the show enter the arena and leave the arena. The ramp 8 is designed in thickness similarly to the support base 1, i.e. also consists of a supporting frame and flooring covering it.

The supporting frame 4 is made of separate sections 9 and has elements 10 for fastening the sections into a single structure. As shown in FIG. 7, sections 9 of frame 4 have the following types of configurations:

type one and type two, in FIG. 7 designation "Frame P1" and "Frame P2": sections of a rectangular configuration, characterized by the number of cells;

type three and type four, in FIG. 7 designation "Frame P3" and "Frame P4": sections in the shape of a rectangular trapezoid, differing in the number of cells;

type seventh and type eighth, in FIG. 7 designation "Frame P7" and "Frame P8": sections located on the periphery of the support base 1; each of these sections has an arched side 11, the projection of which on a horizontal plane lies on the peripheral boundary circle of the support base 1 of the arena;

fifth type, in FIG. 7 designation "Frame P5": sections of a rectangular configuration of the carrier frame of the ramp;

type six, in FIG. 7 designation "Frame P6": sections of the carrier frame of the ramp, the configuration of which is similar to a rectangular trapezoid, one of the sides of which is arched.

The material of the supporting frame 4, as well as the number of sections 9, the mesh sizes of the sections 9, and the overall and weight characteristics (parameters) of the individual sections are selected to ensure the necessary strength characteristics of the supporting frame of the arena, as well as the possibility of convenient manipulation of the sections during installation and during their transportation. As for the strength characteristics, the supporting frame 4 should be designed for the possibility of participating in the corresponding circus number of the participants of the performance with the maximum possible total weight (for example, a group of elephants) and for the use of props with the maximum possible total weight. For each arena, this calculation is carried out taking into account the characteristics of the representations for which the arena is used, and the participants of the presentation and the requisite used in them.

When performing the carrier frame 4 in the form of a lattice rods 12, the lattices of the carrier frame have a channel profile.

Sections 9 of the supporting frame 4 are mounted on height-adjustable supports 13, which are the connecting link when fastening the sections to each other and are located at the junction of the channels of adjacent sections.

The decking 5 of the arena is also made of separate sections 14, which cover the corresponding sections 9 of the supporting frame and lie on the shelves of the channels of the rods 12. Sections 14, when assembled into the flooring, form a single continuous presentation platform covering the entire surface of the supporting frame. Sections 14 of the flooring have a configuration in the projection onto the horizontal plane that corresponds to the configuration of those sections 9 of the supporting frame on the surface of which they are located. Moreover, they can freely lie on sections of the supporting frame or can be fastened with sections of the supporting frame in a single unit. The flooring sections are made water-permeable, preferably in the form of a lattice or in the form of a cellular (honeycomb), preferably finely meshed, structure. The choice of the small size of the cells of the sections 14 is due to the fact that the flooring actually forms a supporting surface for participants in the circus performance and, therefore, such a surface should be as close as possible to a solid surface.

In FIG. 8 shows the distribution of sections 14 of flooring 5 on the surface of the arena, while they have the following types of configurations:

type one, type two, type three and type six, in FIG. 8 designation “Н1” “Н2” “Н3” and “Н6”: sections of a rectangular configuration, differing in the number of cells;

type fourth and type fifth, in FIG. 8 designation "H4" and "H5": sections in the shape of a rectangular trapezoid, characterized by the number of cells;

type seventh and type eighth, in FIG. 8 designation "H7" and "H8": sections of the carrier frame of the ramp, the configuration of which is similar to a rectangular trapezoid, one of the sides of which is arched;

sections of other types (ninth to fourteenth), in FIG. 8 designation "H9" "H10" "H11" "H12" "H13" "H14": sections located on the periphery of the support base 1; each of these sections has an arched side 15, the projection of which on a horizontal plane lies on the peripheral boundary circle of the support base 1 of the arena.

Fountains for creating water effects in the arena area can be located both within the support base 1, including its central part, and along the contour of the barrier 2. To enable the placement of fountains along the contour of the barrier, an additional circular U-shaped 16 barrier is used, worn on top of the barrier 2. The barrier 16 can be gathered in a circle from separate arcuate sections 17 fastened together (types B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6). The upper base 18 of the circular barrier 16 may have a fine-mesh mesh structure strong enough to allow view participants to move around the surface of the barrier 16 if necessary. The mesh structure of the base allows water to drain from the surface of the barrier. Under the upper base 18 of the barrier 16 there is a collector 19 and fountain nozzles 20 connected to it. Nozzles 20 are inclined towards the center of the arena. The circular barrier 16 is adjustable in height. For this, the barrier 16 is mounted on adjustable supports 21, evenly spaced around its perimeter.

When using the arena for show performances using water compositions, water is supplied to the nozzles of the fountains. As a result, the performance takes place against the background of various water effects created by fountains. Since all the components of the arena are made water-permeable, during the presentation process, water falling on the arena surface during the operation of the fountains flows completely through the cells of the flooring and the supporting frame downward without creating any obstacles for presentation, and then returns to the collector to the outlet nozzles of the fountains.

An additional effect during the performance is provided by the decorative illumination of the fountains when using fixtures designed for water lighting.

Claims (1)

A circus arena, including a circular ring support base, consisting of a supporting frame and a covering covering it, while to ensure liquid drainage from the arena surface when creating water compositions using fountains, the supporting frame has a honeycomb structure, and the flooring is made of separate sections made permeable to ensure drainage of water from the surface of the floor and forming a single continuous platform for performances when collecting into the floor covering the entire surface of the supporting frame.

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